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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

 

 TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number: 000-51808

 

ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

90-0775276

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

   

2010A Harbison Drive #312, Vacaville, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

95687

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707) 291-6198

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each Class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A N/A N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

 

Large accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company
  Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

On November 11, 2023, there were 150,591,400 shares  of the registrant’s common stock, $.0001 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
   
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) 3
  Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) 4
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) 5
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) 6
  Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 20
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 20
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 21
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 21
Item 1A. Risk Factors 21
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 21
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 21
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 21
Item 5. Other Information 21
Item 6. Exhibits 21
Signatures   22

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

         
   9/30/23   12/31/22 
Assets        
         
Current assets          
Cash  $37,261   $15,075 
Prepaid expenses   46,000    32,200 
Total current assets   83,261    47,275 
           
Other assets          
Mineral Rights   6,196,114    6,196,114 
Total other assets   6,196,114    6,196,114 
           
Total assets  $6,279,375   $6,243,389 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
           
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable  $141,944   $143,939 
Accounts payable - related party   54,783    30,006 
Note payable   25,000    106,210 
Total current liabilities   221,727    280,155 
           
Long term liabilities          
Warrant liability   386,586    999,820 
Total long term liabilities   386,586    999,820 
           
Total liabilities   608,313    1,279,975 
           
Stockholders' equity          
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding        
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 150,591,400 and 136,091,400 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively   15,059    13,609 
Additional paid in capital   16,820,562    16,652,603 
Accumulated deficit   (11,164,559)   (11,702,798)
           
Total stockholders' equity   5,671,062    4,963,414 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $6,279,375   $6,243,389 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements.

 

 

 

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ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

                     
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/23   9/30/22   9/30/23   9/30/22 
                 
Operating expenses                    
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses  $122,826   $143,287   $327,023   $449,350 
General and administrative expenses   89,180    186,506    350,637    419,956 
Total operating expenses   212,006    329,793    677,660    869,306 
                     
Net operating loss   (212,006)   (329,793)   (677,660)   (869,306)
                     
Interest income   2,598        2,598     
Interest expense       (463)       (463)
Revaluation of warrant liability   785,941    854,281    1,213,301    822,603 
Net income (loss)  $576,533   $524,025   $538,239   $(47,166)
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted   150,591,400    129,727,349    144,589,568    124,830,919 
                     
Income per common share – basic and diluted  $0.00   $0.00   $0.00   $(0.00)

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

                          
           Additional         
   Common Stock   Paid In   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Total 
                     
December 31, 2021   119,858,700   $11,986   $16,056,561   $(11,019,140)  $5,049,407 
Stock based compensation           11,888        11,888 
Net income               261,944    261,944 
March 31, 2022   119,858,700   $11,986   $16,068,449   $(10,757,196)  $5,323,239 
                          
Private placement   6,250,000    625    393,457        394,082 
Warrant liability           (203,838)       (203,838)
Common stock issued for mineral property   500,000    50    34,950        35,000 
Stock based compensation           11,888        11,888 
Net loss               (833,135)   (833,135)
June 30, 2022   126,608,700   $12,661   $16,304,906   $(11,590,331)  $4,727,236 
                          
Private placement   8,307,700    831    499,925        500,756 
Warrant liability           (369,723)       (369,723)
Stock based compensation           55,344        55,344 
Net income               524,025    524,025 
September 30, 2022   134,916,400   $13,492   $16,490,452   $(11,066,306)  $5,437,638 
                          
December 31, 2022   136,091,400    13,609    16,652,603    (11,702,798)   4,963,414 
Stock based compensation           22,000        22,000 
Net income               239,461    239,461 
March 31, 2023   136,091,400   $13,609   $16,674,603   $(11,463,337)  $5,224,875 
                          
Private placement   14,500,000    1,450    742,710        744,160 
Warrant liability           (600,067)       (600,067)
Stock based compensation           1,658        1,658 
Net loss               (277,755)   (277,755)
June 30, 2023   150,591,400   $15,059   $16,818,904   $(11,741,092)  $5,092,871 
                          
Stock based compensation           1,658        1,658 
Net income                576,533    576,533 
September 30, 2023   150,591,400   $15,059   $16,820,562   $(11,164,559)  $5,671,062 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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ATHENA GOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

           
   Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/23   9/30/22 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net income (loss)   $538,239   $(47,166)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)   to net cash used in operating activities          
Revaluation of warrant liability   (1,213,301)   (822,603)
Share based compensation   25,316    79,120 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid expense   (13,800)   37,199 
Accounts payable   (1,995)   71,279 
Accounts payable - related party   24,777     
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (640,764)   (682,171)
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchase of mineral properties       (29,214)
           
Net cash used in investing activities       (29,214)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from related parties   25,000    101,100 
Payments on notes payable   (81,210)   0 
Proceeds from private placement of stock   719,160    793,738 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities   662,950    894,838 
           
Net decrease in cash   22,186    183,453 
           
Cash, beginning of period   15,075    72,822 
           
Cash, end of period  $37,261   $256,275 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
Cash paid for interest  $   $ 
Cash paid for income taxes  $   $ 
           
 Noncash investing and financing activities          
Stock issued to payoff note payable  $25,000   $101,100 
Common stock issued for mineral properties  $   $35,000 
Related party note payable for mineral property  $   $125,000 
Warrant liability  $600,067   $573,561 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations

 

Athena Gold Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “Athena”) is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources. We were incorporated in Delaware on December 23, 2003 and began our mining operations in 2010.

 

In December 2009, we formed and organized a wholly-owned subsidiary, Athena Minerals, Inc. (“Athena Minerals”) which owns and operates mining interests and property in California. On December 31, 2020 we sold the subsidiary to Mr. John Gibbs, a related party, in a non-cash exchange.

 

The Company’s properties do not have any reserves. The Company plans to conduct exploration programs on these properties with the objective of ascertaining whether any of its properties contain economic concentrations of precious and base metals that are prospective for mining.

   

Basis of Presentation

 

We prepared these interim financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. While we believe that the disclosures presented herein are adequate and not misleading, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the footnotes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

  

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company is exposed to currency risk on transactions and balances in currencies other than the functional currency. The Company has not entered any contracts to manage foreign exchange risk.

 

The functional currency of the Company is the US dollar; therefore, the Company is exposed to currency risk from financial assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company is not aware of any recent accounting pronouncements expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Liquidity and Going Concern

 

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to meet our obligations and continue our operations during the next fiscal year. Asset realization values may be significantly different from carrying values as shown in our consolidated financial statements and do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values of assets and liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

As of September 30, 2023, we had not yet achieved profitable operations and we have accumulated losses of approximately $11,000,000 since our inception. We expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to generate future profits and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations arising from normal business operations when they come due.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that our carrying amounts of long-lived assets, including mineral rights, may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through their undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

 

Notes Payable - Related Party

 

Related party payables are classified as current liabilities as the note holders are control persons and have the ability to control the repayment dates of the notes.

 

Exploration Costs

 

Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred. When it has been determined that it is economically feasible to extract minerals and the permitting process has been initiated, exploration costs incurred to further delineate and develop the property are considered pre-commercial production costs and will be capitalized and included as mine development costs in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). This ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.

 

The estimated fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on Company stock price history. The Company determines the expected life based on the simplified method given that its own historical share option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis for estimating expected term. The Company uses the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The shares of common stock subject to the stock-based compensation plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any subsidiary of the Company, and such number of shares of common stock are reserved for such purpose.

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 -  Valuation based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 -  Valuation based on quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 3 - Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.

 

The fair value of cash, receivables and accounts payable approximates their carrying values due to their short term to maturity. The warrant liabilities are measured using level 3 inputs (Note 4).

  

Loss per Common Share

 

The Company incurred a net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and a net income for the nine months ending September 30, 2023 and a net loss for the nine month ending September 30, 2022. In periods where the Company has a net loss, all common stock equivalents are excluded as they would be anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2023, there were 5,230,000 options and 39,391,053 warrants. As of September 30, 2022, there were 2,730,000 options and 24,435,560 warrants.

 

Note 2 – Mineral Rights - Excelsior Springs

 

Effective December 27, 2021 (“Effective Date”), the Company simultaneously executed and consummated a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Nubian Resources, Ltd. (“Nubian”). The SPA was the result of a previously disclosed Option Agreement with Nubian dated as of December 11, 2020, as amended by First Amendment to Option Agreement dated November 10, 2021 (the “Option”). While the Option granted the Company the right to acquire up to a 100% interest in the mining claims comprising the Excelsior Springs Prospect (the “Property”) located in Esmerelda County, Nevada, the Company and Nubian agreed to restructure the transaction so that the Company purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Nubian Resources USA, Ltd (“Nubian USA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nubian which held the Property. By purchasing 100% of Nubian USA, the Company effectively acquired the remaining 90% interest in the Property through the issuance of 45,000,000 shares, the Company having previously acquired a 10% interest in the Property in December 2020 with the issuance of 5,000,000 shares. The 50 million shares issued to Nubian were issued as “restricted securities” under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”).

 

The mineral property was valued at the December 31, 2021, the closing date for the SPA with a stock price of $0.13, resulting in a fair value consideration of $5,850,000 for the 45,000,000 shares issued. The transaction does not constitute a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, which defines a business as an integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for the purposes of providing a return to investors or other participants and that a business consists of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that have the ability to contribute to the creation of outputs. Management has determined that the acquired assets do not contain processes sufficient to constitute a business in accordance with ASC 805. The transaction represents the acquisition of assets in exchange for the assumption of liabilities and the issuance of share-based payments.

 

 

 

 

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On June 9, 2022, the Company entered into an Acquisition Agreement (the “Agreement”) to purchase an undivided 100% interest in the Fortunatus and Prout patented lode mining claims in Esmeralda County, Nevada $185,000. The Agreement was completed in July 2022 with the following terms:

  

  · $25,000 will be settled in cash (Paid July 2022)
     
  · $35,000 of the purchase price settled by the issuance of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (Issued); and
     
  · $125,000 will be settled by a loan, repayable by the Company in quarterly installments of $25,000, beginning November 13, 2022 (paid), and continuing until October 13, 2023, at which time the entire remaining unpaid principal balance will be payable. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of this obligation was $25,000.

  

Note 3 – Common Stock and Warrants

 

In April 2023 the Company completed a private placement in which we sold 14,500,000 units. Each unit was priced at C$0.07 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of C$0.10. The warrants expire April 24, 2025. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 220,303 broker warrants were granted to a Canadian broker and C$7,921 as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $744,160 net of offering costs. During January 2023, the Company executed a promissory note with John Gibbs for $25,000. In April 2023, the Company issued 357,143 shares out of 1,428,571 shares of common stock in April 2023 at C$0.07 per share as a part of the private placement offering to settle $25,000 of notes payable to Mr. Gibbs.

 

During August, September and October 2022, the Company completed the private placement of four tranches (August 12, 2022; August 31, 2022; September 14, 2022; October 28, 2022) in which we sold 8,807,700 units. Each unit was priced at C$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of C$0.12. The warrants expire 24 months from issue date. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 184,350 broker warrants were granted along with C$14,748 to brokers as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of C$689,868 net of offering costs. In June 2022, the Company executed a promissory note with John Gibbs for $26,100 at 6% that is payable on demand as part payment for mineral property in escrow. In September 2022, the Company issued 443,110 shares of common stock as a part of the private placement offering to settle $26,100 of notes payable and $463 of accrued interest to Mr. Gibbs.

 

In April 2022 the Company completed a private placement in which we sold 6,250,000 units. Each unit was priced at C$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of C$0.15. The warrants expire April 13, 2025. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 70,000 broker warrants were granted to a Canadian broker as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $394,082 net of offering costs. During March 2022, the Company executed two promissory notes with John Gibbs for $50,000 and $25,000 at 6% that is payable on demand. In April 2022, the Company issued 1,181,250 shares out of 3,375,000 shares of common stock in April 2022 at C$0.08 per share as a part of the private placement offering to settle $75,000 of notes payable to Mr. Gibbs.

 

 

 

 

 

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The warrants have an exercise price in Canadian dollars while the Company’s functional currency is US dollars. Therefore, in accordance with ASU 815 - Derivatives and Hedging, the warrants have a derivative liability value. Outstanding subscription warrants were valued as of September 30, 2023, with various inputs using a Black Scholes model, broker warrants are valued at the time of issuance. The following is a summary of warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023:

                    
Issue Date  Expiration Date  Exercise Price (CAD)  Valuation   Volatility  Warrants Issued 
                  
Subscription Warrants                 
5/25/2021  5/31/2024   0.15  $10,990   88%   6,250,000 
9/30/2021  5/31/2024   0.15   5,410   88%   3,108,700 
4/14/2022  4/13/2025   0.15   64,955   105%   6,250,000 
8/12/2022  8/12/2024   0.12   13,624   85%   3,247,500 
8/31/2022  8/31/2024   0.12   9,868   83%   2,300,000 
9/14/2022  9/14/2024   0.12   16,544   93%   2,760,200 
10/24/2022  10/24/2024   0.12   3,449   93%   500,000 
4/24/2023  4/24/2025   0.10   261,746   104%   14,500,000 
                     
Broker Warrants                
4/14/2022  4/13/2025   0.15           70,000 
8/31/2022  8/31/2024   0.12           104,250 
9/14/2022  9/14/2024   0.12           80,100 
4/24/2023  4/24/2025   0.10           220,303 
                     
          $386,586       39,391,053 

  

The following is a summary of warrants exercised, issued and expired:

     
   Total 
     
Balance at December 31, 2021   9,623,510 
Exercised   0 
Issued   15,312,050 
Expired   0 
Balance at December 31, 2022   24,935,560 
Exercised   0 
Issued   14,720,303 
Expired   (264,810)
Balance at September 30, 2023   39,391,053 

 

Note 4 – Share Based Compensation

  

On January 16, 2023, the Company granted 250,000 options at a price of $0.0675 pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Stock Option Plan. The options were issued to a consultant to the Company. The options were valued at $13,267 on the grant date and 50% vested on grant date with the remaining 50% vesting one year from grant date. Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) expense totaled $11,054 for the nine months ending September 30, 2023.

 

 

 

 

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On October 12, 2022, the Company granted 2,250,000 options at a price of $0.06 pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Stock Option Plan. The options were issued to five individuals, the CEO, CFO, and three Directors of the Company. The options were valued at $106,109 and charged to SBC expense on the grant date and 100% vested.

 

On August 24, 2022, the Company granted 730,000 options at a price of $0.06 pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Stock Option Plan. The options were issued to a consultant to the Company. The options were valued at $43,456 and charged to SBC expense on the grant date and 100% vested.

 

On March 22, 2021, the Company granted 2,000,000 options at a price of $0.09 to four individuals, three Directors of the Company, the other a consultant to the Company. The options vest 50% upon issuance, and 25% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date. The options were valued at $190,202 on the grant date and 50% vested on grant date with 25% vesting one year from grant date and the remaining 25% vesting two years from grant date. SBC expense totaling $14,262 for the nine months ending September 30, 2023.

 

A summary of the stock options as of September 30, 2023, and changes during the periods are presented below:

                                
                      SBC Expense - 
   Expiration  Exercise         Options   Expected 

9 Months Ending

 
Grant Date  Date  Price  Valuation   Volatility  Granted   Life (Yrs)  9/30/2023   9/30/2022 
                             
3/22/2021  3/22/2026  $0.0900  $190,202   211%   2,000,000   3.4  $14,262   $35,664 
8/24/2022  8/24/2032  $0.0600  $43,456   178%   730,000   5.5   0    43,456 
10/12/2022  10/12/2032  $0.0600  $106,109   162%   2,250,000   5.5   0    0 
1/16/2023  1/16/2028  $0.0675  $13,267   174%   250,000   3.3   11,054    0 
                         $25,316   $79,120 

 

                    
           Weighted     
           Average     
       Weighted   Remaining     
       Average   Contractual   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Options   Price   (Years)   Value 
Balance at December 31, 2021   2,000,000   $0.09    4.2   $80,000 
Exercised   0    0    0    0 
Issued   2,980,000    0.06    10.0    0 
Canceled   0    0    0    0 
Balance at December 31, 2022   4,980,000    0.07    7.1    0 
Exercised   0    0    0    0 
Issued   250,000    0.07    5.0    0 
Canceled   0    0    0    0 
Balance at September 30, 2023   5,230,000    0.07    6.3    0 
Options exercisable at September 30, 2023   5,105,000    0.07    6.3    0 

 

Note 5 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are subject to various commitments and contingencies.

 

 

 

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Note 6 – Related Party Transactions

 

Conflicts of Interests

 

Magellan Gold Corporation (“Magellan”) is a company under common control. Mr. John Gibbs is a significant shareholder in both Athena and Magellan. Athena and Magellan are both involved in the business of acquisition and exploration of mineral resources.

 

Silver Saddle Resources, LLC (“Silver Saddle”) is also a company under common control. Mr. Power and Mr. Gibbs are the owners and managing members of Silver Saddle. Athena and Silver Saddle are both involved in the business of acquisition and exploration of mineral resources.

 

There exists no arrangement or understanding with respect to the resolution of future conflicts of interest. The existence of common ownership and common management could result in significantly different operating results or financial position from those that could have resulted had Athena, Magellan and Silver Saddle been autonomous.

  

Management Fees

 

The Company is subject to a month-to-month management agreement with Mr. Power requiring a monthly payment of $2,500 as consideration for the day-to-day management of Athena, $22,500 was recorded as management fees and are included in general and administrative expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Each of the four Board of Directors received a $7,500 annual director’s fee for a total of $30,000.

 

Advances Payable

 

Mr. Power has made advances to the Company with an outstanding balance as of September 30, 2023 of $54,783.

 

Note Payable

 

In January 2023, the Company executed a promissory note with John Gibbs for $25,000 at 6% that is payable on demand. The amount was converted into equity as part of the April 2023 private placement.

    

Note 7 – Subsequent Events

 

None

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

We use the terms “Athena,” “we,” “our,” and “us” to refer to Athena Gold Corporation.

 

The following discussion and analysis provide information that management believes is relevant for an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. This information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included with this report in Part I. Item 1.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the information presented in this Form 10-Q constitutes “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that include terms such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “believe,” “plan,” or the like, as well as all statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations.

 

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they are made.

 

Business Overview

 

Athena Gold Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “Athena”) is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources. We were incorporated in Delaware on December 23, 2003 and began our mining operations in 2010.

 

In December 2009, we formed and organized a wholly-owned subsidiary, Athena Minerals, Inc. (“Athena Minerals”) which owns and operates mining interests and property in California. On December 31, 2020 we sold the subsidiary to Mr. John Gibbs, a related party, in a non-cash exchange.

 

The Company’s properties do not have any reserves. The Company plans to conduct exploration programs on these properties with the objective of ascertaining whether any of its properties contain economic concentrations of precious and base metals that are prospective for mining.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

   Three Months Ended 
   9/30/23   9/30/22 
         
Operating expenses          
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses  $122,826   $143,287 
General and administrative expenses   89,180    186,506 
Total operating expenses   212,006    329,793 
           
Net operating loss   (212,006)   (329,793)
           
Interest income   2,598    0 
Interest expense   0    (463)
Revaluation of warrant liability   785,941    854,281 
Net income  $576,533   $524,025 

 

 

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/23   9/30/22 
         
Operating expenses          
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses  $327,023   $449,350 
General and administrative expenses   350,637    419,956 
Total operating expenses   677,660    869,306 
           
Net operating loss   (677,660)   (869,306)
           
Interest income   2,598    0 
Interest expense   0    (463)
Revaluation of warrant liability   1,213,301    822,603 
Net income (loss)  $538,239   $(47,166)

 

Operating expenses:

 

For the three months ending September 30, 2023, the Company decreased general and administrative expenses by approximately $97,000. The decrease was due to the following approximate year over year variances:

 

Three months ending  9/30/2023   9/30/2022   Variance 
Legal and other professional fees  $66,000   $53,000   $13,000 
Share based compensation   2,000    55,000    (53,000)
Stock exchange fees and related expenses   13,000    76,000    (63,000)
Other general expenses   8,000    2,000    6,000 
Total  $89,000   $186,000   $(97,000)

 

For the nine months ending September 30, 2023, the Company decreased general and administrative expenses by approximately $69,000. The decrease   was due to the following approximate year over year variances:

 

Nine months ending  9/30/2023   9/30/2022   Variance 
Legal and other professional fees  $248,000   $219,000   $29,000 
Share based compensation   25,000    79,000    (54,000)
Stock exchange fees and related expenses   48,000    109,000    (61,000)
Other general expenses   30,000    13,000    17,000 
Total  $351,000   $420,000   $(69,000)

 

  · Legal and other professional fees changed for the nine months ending September 30, 2023, compared to prior year, resulting from each of the four Board of Directors received a $7,500 annual director’s fee for a total of $30,000.
  · Share based compensation was lower for the three months ending September 30, 2023, compared to prior year with the issuance of options in January that were 50% vested on grant date with the remaining share based compensation recognized on a straight line basis for the remaining year until the options are fully vested resulting in $2,000 expense compared to $55,000 SBC expense in 2022.  The options issued prior to 2023 have been fully vested.
  · Stock exchange fees and related expenses were lower for the three months ending September 30, 2023, compared to prior year due to broker fees that were incurred in 2022.
  · Other general expenses were lower for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 2022 due to travel expenses in the prior year.

 

 

 

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we incurred approximately $123,000 and $327,000, respectively, of exploration costs, which were costs associated with our RC drill program on our flagship Excelsior Springs project. This is in comparison from the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, of approximately $143,000 and $449,000, respectively.

   

Other income and expense:

  

The revaluation of warrant liability for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 is based on the following warrants that were issued as part of the private placements as detailed in Note 4 to the financial statements.

 

Warrant date  9/30/2023   6/30/2023   3/31/2023   12/31/2022 
April 2023  $261,746   $592,005   $0   $0 
October 2022   3,449    14,947    14,179    21,266 
September 2022   16,544    71,399    75,738    115,000 
August 2022   23,492    136,371    149,951    229,418 
April 2022   64,955    206,512    180,405    293,698 
September 2021   5,410    50,783    61,198    115,122 
May 2021   10,990    100,510    121,656    225,316 
Total  $386,586   $1,172,527   $603,127   $999,820 
April 2023 initial valuation        600,067           
Revaluation of warrant liability  $1,213,301   $427,360   $396,693      

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Going Concern

 

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to meet our obligations and continue our operations during the next fiscal year. Asset realization values may be significantly different from carrying values as shown in our consolidated financial statements and do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values of assets and liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

As of September 30, 2023, we had not yet achieved profitable operations and we have accumulated losses of approximately $11,000,000 since our inception. We expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to generate future profits and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations arising from normal business operations when they come due.

 

We have financed our capital requirements primarily through borrowings from related parties and equity financing. We expect to meet our future financing needs and working capital and capital expenditure requirements through additional borrowings and offerings of debt or equity securities, although there can be no assurance that our future financing efforts will be successful. The terms of future financing could be highly dilutive to existing shareholders. Currently, there are no arrangements in place for additional equity funding or new loans.

 

 

 

 

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Liquidity

 

As of September 30, 2023, we had approximately $37,000 of cash and a negative working capital of approximately $138,000. As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $15,000 of cash and a negative working capital of approximately $230,000.

 

The Company expects that it will operate at a loss for the foreseeable future and believes the current cash and cash equivalents and working capital will be sufficient for it to maintain its currently held properties, fund its planned exploration, and fund its currently anticipated general and administrative costs for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.

 

However, the Company does expect that it will be required to raise additional funds through public or private equity financing in the future in order to continue in business in the future past the immediate 12-month period. Should such financing not be available in that timeframe, the Company will be required to reduce its activities and will not be able to carry out all of its presently planned exploration and, if warranted, development activities on its currently anticipated scheduling.

 

Cash Flows

 

A summary of our cash provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities is as follows:

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/23   9/30/22 
Net cash used in operating activities  $(640,764)  $(682,171)
Net cash used in investing activities   0    (29,214)
Net cash provided by financing activities   662,950    894,838 
Net increase in cash   22,186    183,453 
Cash, beginning of period   15,075    72,822 
Cash, end of period  $37,261   $256,275 

 

Net cash used in operating activities:

 

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $641,000 and approximately $682,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, is primarily attributed to the revaluation of the warrant liability.

  

Net cash provided by financing activities:

 

Cash provided by financing activities was approximately $663,000 and provided approximately $895,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

During March 2023, the Company executed a promissory note with John Gibbs for $25,000 at 6% that is payable on demand. The note was converted into shares as part of the private placement in April 2023.

 

Going Concern

 

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to meet our obligations and continue our operations during the next fiscal year. Asset realization values may be significantly different from carrying values as shown in our consolidated financial statements and do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values of assets and liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

 

 

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Capital Management

 

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the development and exploration of its mineral properties and to maintain a flexible capital structure, which optimizes the costs of capital to an acceptable risk.

 

As of September 30, 2023, the capital structure of the Company consists of 150,591,400 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. The Company manages the capital structure and adjusts it in response to changes in economic conditions, its expected funding requirements, and risk characteristics of the underlying assets. The Company’s funding requirements are based on cash forecasts. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may issue new debt, new shares and/or consider strategic alliances. Management reviews its capital management approach on a regular basis. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

  

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements:

 

We do not have and never had any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

We do not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements. The accounting positions described below are significantly affected by critical accounting estimates.

  

We believe that the significant estimates, assumptions and judgments used when accounting for items and matters such as capitalized mineral rights, asset valuations, recoverability of assets, asset impairments, taxes, and other provisions were reasonable, based upon information available at the time they were made. Actual results could differ from these estimates, making it possible that a change in these estimates could occur in the near term.

 

Foreign Currency

 

The Company is exposed to currency risk on transactions and balances in currencies other than the functional currency. The Company has not entered any contracts to manage foreign exchange risk. The functional currency of the Company is the US dollar; therefore, the Company is exposed to currency risk from financial assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars.

 

Mineral Rights

 

We have determined that our mining rights meet the definition of mineral rights, as defined by accounting standards, and are tangible assets. As a result, our direct costs to acquire or lease mineral rights are initially capitalized as tangible assets. Mineral rights include costs associated with: leasing or acquiring patented and unpatented mining claims; leasing mining rights including lease signature bonuses, lease rental payments and advance minimum royalty payments; and options to purchase or lease mineral properties.

 

 

 

 

 

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If we establish proven and probable reserves for a mineral property and establish that the mineral property can be economically developed, mineral rights will be amortized over the estimated useful life of the property following the commencement of commercial production or expensed if it is determined that the mineral property has no future economic value or if the property is sold or abandoned. For mineral rights in which proven and probable reserves have not yet been established, we assess the carrying values for impairment at the end of each reporting period and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Proven and probable reserves have not been established for any mineral rights as of September 30, 2023.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that our carrying amounts of long-lived assets, including mineral rights, may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through their undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

 

Exploration Costs

 

Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred. When it has been determined that it is economically feasible to extract minerals and the permitting process has been initiated, exploration costs incurred to further delineate and develop the property are considered pre-commercial production costs and will be capitalized and included as mine development costs in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Share-based Payments

 

We measure and recognize compensation expense or professional services expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, directors and non-employee consultants based on estimated fair values. We estimate the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, which includes assumptions for expected dividends, expected share price volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected life of the options. Our expected volatility assumption is based on our historical weekly closing price of our stock over a period equivalent to the expected life of the options.

 

We expense share-based compensation, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, using the straight-line method over the vesting term of the award for our employees and directors and over the expected service term for our non-employee consultants. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from our estimates. Our excess tax benefits, if any, cannot be credited to stockholders’ equity until the deduction reduces cash taxes payable; accordingly, we realized no excess tax benefits during any of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

  

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes through the use of the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and for income tax carryforwards. A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent that we cannot conclude that realization of deferred tax assets is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

We follow a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is to determine if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in our provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations. To date, we have not recognized any tax benefits from uncertain tax positions.

 

 

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management's control objectives.

  

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date as a result of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting due to lack of segregation of duties, a limited corporate governance structure and insufficient formal management review processes over certain financial and accounting reports as discussed in Item 9A of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

While we strive to segregate duties as much as practicable, there is an insufficient volume of transactions at this point in time to justify additional full-time staff. We believe that this is typical in many exploration stage companies. We may not be able to fully remediate the material weakness until we commence mining operations at which time, we would expect to hire more staff. We will continue to monitor and assess the costs and benefits of additional staffing.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  

None.

  

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

  

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I. Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

  

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

  

All sales of unregistered securities were reported on Form 8-K during the period.

  

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

  

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

  

None.

  

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

  

EXHIBIT NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)**
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in IXBRL, and included in exhibit 101).**

 

____________________
*   Filed herewith
**   Furnished, not filed.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  ATHENA SILVER CORPORATION
   
Dated: November 13, 2023 By: /s/ John C. Power
    John C. Power
    Chief Executive Officer, President,
    Secretary & Director
    (Principal Executive Officer)

  

 

  ATHENA SILVER CORPORATION
   
Dated: November 13, 2023 By: /s/ Tyler J. Minnick
    Tyler J. Minnick
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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